2002 CART Grand Prix of Chicago
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| Race details | |
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| Race 7 of 19 in the 2002 CART season | |
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| Date | June 30, 2002 |
| Official name | 2002 CART Grand Prix of Chicago |
| Location | Chicago Motor Speedway, Cicero, Illinois, United States |
| Course | 1 Mile Oval 1.029 mi / 1.656 km |
| Distance | 250 laps 257.250 mi / 414.000 km |
| Weather | 93 degrees Fahrenheit (33.8 Celsius), 50% humidity, partly cloudy |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Dario Franchitti (Team Green) |
| Time | 23.428 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Canada Paul Tracy (Team Green) |
| Time | 24.192 (on lap 230 of 250) |
| Podium | |
| First | Brazil Cristiano da Matta (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Second | Brazil Bruno Junqueira (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Third | Dario Franchitti (Team Green) |
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The 2002 CART Grand Prix of Chicago was the seventh round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on June 30, 2002 at the Chicago Motor Speedway in Cicero, Illinois,[1] this was the fourth and final running of the event.[2] 26,000 attended the race.[3] Cristiano da Matta of Newman/Haas Racing, the championship leader going into the event,[4] won the race from the third position. Chip Ganassi Racing's Bruno Junqueira finished in second and Team Green driver Dario Franchitti came in third after winning the eleventh pole position of his career in qualifying.[5][6]
Qualifying results
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Time |
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| 1 |
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Dario Franchitti | Team Green | 23.428 |
| 2 | Canada | Alex Tagliani | Forsythe Racing | 23.434 |
| 3 | Brazil | Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | 23.443 |
| 4 | Brazil | Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | 23.526 |
| 5 | Brazil | Bruno Junqueira | Chip Ganassi Racing | 23.545 |
| 6 | Mexico | Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 23.611 |
| 7 | Canada | Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 23.629 |
| 8 | 
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Tora Takagi | Walker Racing | 23.674 |
| 9 | 
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Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 23.723 |
| 10 | United States | Jimmy Vasser | Team Rahal | 23.732 |
| 11 | Brazil | Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | 23.785 |
| 12 | Sweden | Kenny Bräck | Chip Ganassi Racing | 23.791 |
| 13 | Canada | Paul Tracy | Team Green | 23.847 |
| 14 | United States | Michael Andretti | Team Motorola | 23.884 |
| 15 | Mexico | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 23.890 |
| 16 |
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Shinji Nakano | Fernández Racing | 23.905 |
| 17 | United States | Townsend Bell | Patrick Racing | 24.174 |
| 18 | Mexico | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal | 24.319 |
Race
[edit | edit source]| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Brazil Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | 250 | 2:07:00.698 | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | 4 | Brazil Bruno Junqueira | Chip Ganassi Racing | 250 | +0.639 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | 27 | Dario Franchitti
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Team Green | 250 | +3.444 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | 5 | Tora Takagi
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Walker Racing | 250 | +11.992 | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | 52 | Shinji Nakano
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Fernández Racing | 250 | +12.458 | 16 | 10 |
| 6 | 44 | Scott Dixon
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Chip Ganassi Racing | 250 | +12.970 | 9 | 8 |
| 7 | 33 | Canada Alex Tagliani | Forsythe Racing | 249 | + 1 Lap | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 10 | Brazil Tony Kanaan | Mo Nunn Racing | 249 | + 1 Lap | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | 26 | Canada Paul Tracy | Team Green | 249 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 4 |
| 10 | 9 | Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal | 249 | + 1 Lap | 18 | 3 |
| 11 | 55 | Mexico Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 249 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 2 |
| 12 | 20 | United States Townsend Bell | Patrick Racing | 248 | + 2 Laps | 17 | 1 |
| 13 | 51 | Mexico Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 241 | + 9 Laps | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | 11 | Brazil Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | 141 | Lost wheel | 11 | 0 |
| 15 | 39 | United States Michael Andretti | Team Motorola | 79 | Engine | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | 32 | Canada Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 48 | Gearbox | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | 8 | United States Jimmy Vasser | Team Rahal | 0 | Contact | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | Sweden Kenny Bräck | Chip Ganassi Racing | 0 | Contact | 12 | 0 |
Caution flags
[edit | edit source]| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 1-12 | Vasser (8) & Bräck (12) contact |
| 13 | No restart |
| 142-155 | Fittipaldi (11) lost wheel |
| 157-161 | Tracy (26) & Tagliani (33) contact, spin |
| 163-167 | Bell (20) & Jourdain Jr. (9) contact |
Notes
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- New Race Record Cristiano da Matta 2:07:00.698
- Average Speed 121.524 mph
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